The Dry Farming Collaborative at Oregon State University will convene on Feb. 8 to discuss dry farming techniques and the results from trials using the method. Dry farming employs techniques like ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Dry farming sounds like a contradiction in terms. But it’s actually a growing trend to teach farmers how to do more with less — specifically less water. Lane Selman, an Oregon ...

Water shortages, rising temperatures, and droughts caused by climate change have an immense impact on agriculture — and today’s farmers are desperate to find solutions. In the western United States, ...

UC Santa Cruz researchers are evaluating the physiological traits and environmental conditions associated with successful dry-farmed tomato production to better equip West Coast farmers to adapt to a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Farmer Mike Cirone prepares to pick dry-farmed apples in his orchard in See Canyon, near San Luis Obispo. (Luis Sinco / Los ...

Arya Surowidjojo / OPB In Oregon, farmers, educators and gardeners are exploring the benefits of dry farming. The method relies on water stored in soil during a rainy season to produce crops during a ...

The Corvallis, Ore., Market of Choice is one of 11 stores stretching from Portland to Ashland and east to Bend. The consumer appeal of dry farming will be put to the test this summer at an Oregon ...

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Dry farms are rare in California, but the results people like Chrystal Ortiz of High Water Farm are able to pull off without watering their cannabis plants all summer are pretty amazing. Sure it takes ...

From 9 to 5, Terry Ellis works as an engineer for defense contractor Northrop-Grumman in San Diego. At night, and on weekends, he’s a serious sourdough bread baker—and an aspiring grain farmer. Expand ...